TASTY TREATS: YO! Sushi has opened a store in the Yellow Mall at the MetroCentre, in Gateshead, where authentic cuisine on offer includes hairy prawns and miso black cod.

The chain is based on the concept of a Japanese kaiten, or conveyor-belt sushi bar, and the MetroCentre outlet becomes the region’s second YO! Sushi, with a concession already operating in Fenwick’s department store, in Newcastle.

The restaurant is one of the first to open as part of the MetroCentre’s entertainment and dining development,